The National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC doesn’t just have portraits. It also houses Katharine Hepburn’s four Oscars. When I saw them in August, she and Henry Fonda were also part of an exhibition called Hollywood and Time: Celebrity Covers. Hollywood has never been known for its kindness to ageing actresses. Bob Hope, Bing Crosby…
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Sep
In August, Lisa‘s wonderful parents Bill and Sally took me to the UCSD (University of California, San Diego) to see a travelling troupe of The Second City: the comedy organisation that helped the careers of Tina Fey and Bill Murray. Their show Free Speech (While Supplies Last) was two or so hours of sketches: some…
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Sep
I know that’s not a photo of a beach, it’s of me during one of my thinner Buenos Aires moments. I don’t want to ruin the surprise! The story starts in Brazil. Rio de Janiero doesn’t just have Copacabana Beach. I also went to São Conrado … … and Ipamena. Buenos Aires also has a…
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Sep
Wonder Woman and I have had a long association. I was not shocked to see her at the 2005 gay pride march in Buenos Aires. But she turns up in unexpected places. When Caroline and I visited the US Library of Congress last month … … we saw the Main Reading Room. The gift shop contained books ……
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Sep
In Washington DC, the Kennedy Center’s gift shops sell Shakespearean merchandise about love… … but seem to stock more about insults …
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Aug
I’ve previously posted about my 12 different opportunities to see The Phantom of the Opera, and how I still haven’t. This month was the closest I’ve come. When my Antarctic friend Spencer and I visited the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, they were about to start a performance, but we took a tour instead. We heard it…
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Aug
